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You're Hiring Wrong! Want to know one of the most common errors I see in companies hiring sales/recruiting talent? They hire for popularity more than proven experience and potential. What does this mean? It means, you have them talk to 10 team members, and if everybody gives them the thumbs up, they get the job. But half of the people who interviewed them? Didn't even talk about production. They got off on a tangent about something personal, found common ground, and thus, a likeness for each other. And, six months after hiring the person, everyone on the team LOVES them. But they haven't closed a single deal. Being likable is not the same as being able to produce. Is it important? Yes. No one wants to hire someone on their team who's a total jack*ss. But someone who is the most likable person in the room that can't close a deal, will be likable from home after getting let go 6 months after you hire them. #RaiseTheRoose

Who can relate? 🤪 Pretty sure we’ve ALL been there… a very real vicious cycle… This doesn’t just speak to first time job seekers, but also to people looking to transition to a new industry. In today’s dynamic market, looking outside of direct experience is crucial, especially in tech sales 💡 If you’re looking to hire but don’t have time to turn over every stone (or don’t know where to look) don’t worry, we got you covered 🙋♀️ Drop me a message, more than happy to share insights and have a chat 😊 #Hiring #OutsideTheBox #SDRHiring #TechSales #CareerTransition

I’ve connected over 500+ companies with talent since 2020. Here are 4 things I’ve seen people do during the interview to move to #1 on the pile of candidates: ➟Show passion for your work or field. Example: Interviewing for Customer Success? If I see you’re truly passionate about talking to people and solving their problems, it’s the best sign you’ll *crush* a public-facing role representing our brand. HIRED. ➟ Show up early. This isn’t something you have to do, but it’s an easy way to stand out. My company is relatively small at $10M and it means a lot to see people who place value on meeting with me. HIRED. ➟ Research beforehand and come prepared. When someone has a solid grasp of what my company does or geeks out with me over a detail they learned because of looking us up on Linkedin, I’m immediately invested. Yes, CEOs have egos. 🙃 HIRED. ➟ Talk about your goals — personal and professional. …without needing to be asked. It’s hard to artificially generate drive and curiosity for life. Interviewers know that. When you talk about the goals you’re working toward, it communicates your personal commitment to growth. HIRED. The cool part? None of this☝️requires you to be a genius. Or some kind of interview wizard. Or an extrovert. You’ve got this. 💪

Hiring for customer-facing roles? Stop reading resumes 🚫 & see who's applying instead! ✅ Matthew Pham, Group Operations & Marketing Manager at IGA Pham Group shares his feedback as to how UseVerb is making hiring easier for customer-facing roles. “We’re looking for personality and attitude, which gets us to the next step of interviewing them. Ultimately they are the face of the business, they represent me and our brand that we’ve worked for over 30 years. If they can express themselves and show their personality, that heightens our business and our brand.” World's Best Job Applications - useverb.com #jobseeker #customerservice #hiring #staff #videojobapplications #speaklife #useverb  

If you want to hire well you need to think about WHY not WHAT. Two of the clients I'm working with at the moment have very interesting business changes afoot. And so the roles that they need to fill - in both cases, leading that transformation - are clear and easy to articulate. And because the story is clear, both are very attractive roles. We've really got to the bottom of why someone might join them. "Here's what we want" is basically a list of demands. "Here's why we're growing" is about articulating an opportunity. Hiring is different from everything else because it's about people. You can't just buy them in, you've got to engage and enthuse them. So my big question is mostly - "why would someone want this"? Get that clear and you're halfway to hiring Vocative #artofrecruitment #hiring #recruitment

How does hiring someone with ZERO experience sounds to you? Someone teach you everything to first fit in the culture and how to stand out as well. Everything from how to dress properly to how to communicate properly, how to get the right mindset and all the required skills. If you have the strong desire to change and improve yourself, that’s all you need. Sometimes people just need a chance. And someone who can tesch them and someone they can trust. 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞? #reachout #achiveyourdreams

I’ve now been hiring for many creative roles for 5+ years and gone through thousands of applicants and this is what I learned. Hiring is way more like sales than what we think. The entire hiring process is a sales funnel. - The job description is the ad. - The interview is the sales call. And everything you set up in between helps filter and weed out the right & wrong people. Now, I’ve taken the approach of weeding 90-95% out just in the job description by setting up mouse traps. Example, first line is: When you apply, please make sure the subject line is: “I actually read the instructions” This I stole from a multiple 8-figure business owner. Next, the portfolio (experience) is often a true tell. But the few who make it through and go on to the paid trial project, that’s what weeds out the rest of the 98-99%. During the paid trial (skills test) project I test for: - responsiveness - urgency - honesty And then I look at the final work. So by the time I’m interviewing, it’s only a few people left at that point. And I’m just interviewing for right fit. Culture & alignment fit. If the values and expectations match. From Leila Hormozi. This isn’t a perfect process, but it’s saved me a ton of time and helped me find the right people quicker.

Last week I helped someone land an interview for a role with hundreds of applicants. It was a great feeling to say the least. Hiring manager even said it was the best application they ever received. Want to learn how I can help you do the same? I’ll work with three new clients for the rest of 2023. I’ve reduced my offerings because I’m still recruiting, running the accountability group, hosting two live shows, and working on some exciting new content projects. If you’ve thought about asking for help now is the time. Stop seeing red. Start seeing results. #JobSeekerSupport #JobSearch #LessonsWithLaurenS #JobSearchStrategy PS: Pricing can be found at LessonsWithLauren.co by clicking on “Job Search Strategy Designed For You”

🔔 Attention VP's of Sales or Marketing in my network!! - Are you thinking about potential new hires for your team in 2024?? (You're already running behind... a little industry secret: the hiring process should've started in November for January hires 😲🙊) Want to learn more secrets and get some extra, specialized help with fast hiring these next few months? Let's connect!! #newyeargoals #salesrecruitment #marketingrecruitment #openroles